Developing an e-learning System which enhances students' academic motivation

ABSTRACT

In large classes, teachers find it difficult to care about the personality and ability of individual students. One of the ways to grasp the learning state of students is to conduct a number of short tests during every class. If a system can automatically give the appropriate instructions and teaching materials to individual students based on the test results of each student, students in the large classes will be able to obtain the same advantages as those that can be obtained in tutorial classes. We have developed automatic marking systems and have been able to conduct a number of short tests. In this paper, we discuss the development of an integrated e-learning system for realizing large classes that enhance students' academic motivation by recognizing each student's state of learning.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.0 General

General Terms:
Design, Management, Measurement, Standardization

Keywords:
automatic marking, e-learning system, educational technology, large-scale class